Only he and a seasoned soldier, Sacha, survive. |, October 15, 2002 Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. An independent young boy living in a prison-like state children's home escapes multiple times, searching for his imprisoned father. In its simple aim to show how war is mankind's curse, the film is effective. | Rating: 3.5/5 The filmmakers took advantage of setting to differentiate the culture between Russia and Chechnya. Sergei Bodrov 's "Prisoner of the Mountains,'' a thoughtful and moving film about war, exists on the line between the individual and "the enemy.'' Russia does not give a damn about their lives, probably because it's leaders have lost the humane touch, while calculating their offensives. In Chechnya, two Russian soldiers, nervous rookie Vania (Sergei Bodrov, Jr.) and hardened veteran Sasha (Oleg Menshikov), are captured by Muslim forces. In the mountains of Chechyn, Sergei Bodrov tells a simple story of a father's attempt to save his son. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Category Film & Animation; Song Go Down Moses; Artist Louis Armstrong; Album Oh Happy Day and More Gospel Classics; Licensed to YouTube by Forgot your password? The music is well selected too, I just cant get that tune out of my head. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Definitely worth to take a look at. | Rating: B+ Taken to a mountain village, they find themselves as hostages of Abdul-Mourant (DJEMAL SIKHARULIDZE), an older man who plans to use the soldiers in a prisoner exchange for his own son who's held by the Russians. 14 of 16 people found this review helpful. This movie has a deliberate pace, which makes you appreciate the film while you are thinking about what is happening. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom. Prisoner of the Caucasus, originally a poem by Alexander Pushkin, has appeared in several different iterations over the last two centuries. Sergei Sergeyevich Bodrov (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Бодров; December 27, 1971 – September 20, 2002), also known as Sergei Bodrov Jr., was a Russian actor who had lead roles in the films Brother, Prisoner of the Mountains, East/West and Brother 2. Political rivals, divided by a bloody war, are forced to come to terms with one another in this drama, which was adapted from Leo Tolstoy's short story "Prisoner of the Caucasus." By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy | Rating: B Original title: Kavkazskiy plennik (Prisoner of the Mountains). Not too many pictures depicted the uprisings in Chechnya of the period and this does so well from a very personal perspective. Two Russian soldiers, one battle-seasoned and the other barely into his boots and uniform, are taken prisoner by an anxious Islamic father from a remote village hoping to trade them for his captured son. Prisoners of the Mountains A captivating traverse through the heart of India's Himalaya . Ivan is promptly sent to the front lines of the war with Chechnya, a ethnically and religiously distinct enclave that wants independence from Russia. Regal Certificate: 6 The Chechen chieftain, Abdoul-Mourat (Sihouralidze) says he will release Vanya in exchange for his son, whom the Russians hold prisoner. This FAQ is empty. The story is about Vanya, a simple conscript soldier held captive in a remote Chechen village, to be used to bargain for the freedom of his captor's son, held in a Russian gaol. All Critics (25) Although complete understanding never fully emerges, their bittersweet ordeal reveals the human soul of two vastly different cultures. |, February 14, 2001 |, September 7, 2011 Prisoner of the Mountains On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and injuring 264 others. You're almost there! Prisoner of the Mountains is an updated version of the anti-war short story by Leo Tolstoy which took place 150 years ago (the author has been dead for about a century) and is set in the Caucasus mountains (it was filmed in Dagestan) where the Russians were fighting Chechnyan rebels in a guerrilla operation. |, October 8, 2005 Russia based on Tolstoy’s short story and was released in 1996. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. (1996). There being locked into an old house high among the Caucasian mountains. View production, box office, & company info. | Genre: Drama. Prisoner of the Mountains (Russian: Кавказский пленник, Kavkazskiy plennik), also known as Prisoner of the Caucasus, is a 1996 Russian war drama film directed by Sergei Bodrov and written by Bodrov, Arif Aliyev and Boris Giller. Just confirm how you got your ticket. | Rating: 3/4 For a long time, the mountains were largely thought to be impassable. Synopsis. The story line is solid, and never is it unbelievable. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Was this review helpful to you? You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Prisoner of the Mountains is a 1996 Russian film directed by Sergei Bodrov and based on the Leo Tolstoy novella A Prisoner of the Caucasus. The outcome of this movie isn't exactly Hollywood material, but it stirs thoughts and feelings that outlast all too many American studio releases. 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